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Rules governing admission to the practice of law in the state of Oklahoma

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RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION
TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW
IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Adopted and Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma in Revised Form on the 20th day of June, 2013.
PREAMBLE
APPLICANT'S DUTY OF CANDOR
Each applicant for admission to the bar has a
duty to be candid and to make full, careful and
accurate responses and disclosures in all phases of
the application and admission process. Each
applicant must respond fully to all inquiries. It is
not proper for an applicant to give either a highly
selective or sketchy description of past events
reflecting on the applicant's qualifications for
admission to the bar. An applicant who violates
this duty may be denied admission to the bar.
RULE ONE
To be admitted to the practice of law in the
State of Oklahoma, the applicant:
Section 1. shall have good moral character, due
respect for the law, and fitness to practice law;
Section 2. shall be at least 18 years of age;
Section 3. shall have met all the conditions and
requirements hereinafter set forth which may be
applicable;
Section 4. shall take the following oath and file
the same with the Clerk of the Supreme Court:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect
and defend the Constitution of the United States,
and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; that
I will do no falsehood, or consent that any be done
in court, and if I know of any I will give
knowledge thereof to the judges of the court, or
some one of them, that it may be reformed; I will
not wittingly, willingly or knowingly promote, sue,
or procure to be sued, any false or unlawful suit, or
give aid or consent to the same; I will delay no
person for lucre or malice, but will act in the office
of attorney in all courts according to my best
learning and discretion with all good fidelity as
well to the court as to my client, so help me God."
Section 5. shall have signed the Roll of
Attorneys; provided, however, that if the applicant
is unable, by reason of absence, to sign the Roll,
applicant may grant the power of attorney to the
Administrative Director of the Board of Bar
Examiners to sign said Roll of Attorneys for
applicant.
RULE TWO
ADMISSION UPON MOTION
WITHOUT EXAMINATION
For purposes of this Rule, the term
"reciprocal state" shall mean a state which grants
Oklahoma judges and lawyers the right of
admission on motion, without the requirement of
taking an examination.
The following persons, when found by the
Board of Bar Examiners to be qualified under
Section 1 and 2 of Rule One, may be admitted by
the Supreme Court to the practice of law in the
State of Oklahoma upon the recommendation and
motion of the Board, without examination:
Section 1. Persons who are graduates of an
American Bar Association approved law school,
have been lawfully admitted to practice and are in
good standing on active status in a reciprocal state,
and have engaged in the actual and continuous
practice of law in a reciprocal state for at least five
of the seven years immediately preceding
application for admission under this Rule.
For the purposes of this section, “practice of
law” shall mean:

1
RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION
TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW
IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Adopted and Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma in Revised Form on the 20th day of June, 2013.
PREAMBLE
APPLICANT'S DUTY OF CANDOR
Each applicant for admission to the bar has a
duty to be candid and to make full, careful and
accurate responses and disclosures in all phases of
the application and admission process. Each
applicant must respond fully to all inquiries. It is
not proper for an applicant to give either a highly
selective or sketchy description of past events
reflecting on the applicant's qualifications for
admission to the bar. An applicant who violates
this duty may be denied admission to the bar.
RULE ONE
To be admitted to the practice of law in the
State of Oklahoma, the applicant:
Section 1. shall have good moral character, due
respect for the law, and fitness to practice law;
Section 2. shall be at least 18 years of age;
Section 3. shall have met all the conditions and
requirements hereinafter set forth which may be
applicable;
Section 4. shall take the following oath and file
the same with the Clerk of the Supreme Court:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect
and defend the Constitution of the United States,
and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; that
I will do no falsehood, or consent that any be done
in court, and if I know of any I will give
knowledge thereof to the judges of the court, or
some one of them, that it may be reformed; I will
not wittingly, willingly or knowingly promote, sue,
or procure to be sued, any false or unlawful suit, or
give aid or consent to the same; I will delay no
person for lucre or malice, but will act in the office
of attorney in all courts according to my best
learning and discretion with all good fidelity as
well to the court as to my client, so help me God."
Section 5. shall have signed the Roll of
Attorneys; provided, however, that if the applicant
is unable, by reason of absence, to sign the Roll,
applicant may grant the power of attorney to the
Administrative Director of the Board of Bar
Examiners to sign said Roll of Attorneys for
applicant.
RULE TWO
ADMISSION UPON MOTION
WITHOUT EXAMINATION
For purposes of this Rule, the term
"reciprocal state" shall mean a state which grants
Oklahoma judges and lawyers the right of
admission on motion, without the requirement of
taking an examination.
The following persons, when found by the
Board of Bar Examiners to be qualified under
Section 1 and 2 of Rule One, may be admitted by
the Supreme Court to the practice of law in the
State of Oklahoma upon the recommendation and
motion of the Board, without examination:
Section 1. Persons who are graduates of an
American Bar Association approved law school,
have been lawfully admitted to practice and are in
good standing on active status in a reciprocal state,
and have engaged in the actual and continuous
practice of law in a reciprocal state for at least five
of the seven years immediately preceding
application for admission under this Rule.
For the purposes of this section, “practice of
law” shall mean: